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by hueving 3687 days ago
>If you're willing to accept that outcome you would be willing to go to trial and hope for the chance that you're willing to win.

No, you're forgetting that a long legal battle could have ruined the deal completely. It's very feasible that they settle for the almost worst-outcome of the trial to avoid killing the very deal that made it worth so much.